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Trapezoidal rib mounting bracket with flexible legs

a technology of mounting brackets and trapezoids, which is applied in the direction of heat collector mounting/support, sustainable buildings, light and heating equipment, etc., can solve the problems of inability to install structures on standing seam panels in one or more locations, and affecting the safety of users

Active Publication Date: 2018-02-01
RMH TECH LLC
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The present invention is a mounting bracket for trapezoidal rib panels that can be installed on different roofing surfaces. The mounting bracket has flexible legs that allow for easy installation on different trapezoidal rib profiles. The bracket can be made from various materials and has a unique design that allows for flexibility in the spacing between the legs to accommodate different rib configurations. The bracket can be used on both new and existing roofs, and its flexible legs make it easy to adjust the bracket to the specific needs of each installation. The bracket is designed to be installed on a horizontal supporting surface and has a unique design that allows for flexibility in the spacing between the legs. This flexibility makes it easy to adjust the bracket to different roof surfaces and ensures a secure and stable installation.

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Standing seam panels are expensive compared to other metal panels, and building surfaces defined by metal panels may be more costly than other types of building surface constructions.
Installing structures on standing seam panel building surfaces in a manner that punctures the building surface at one or more locations is undesirable in a number of respects.
Another is that puncturing a metal panel building surface can present leakage and corrosion issues.

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[0132]FIG. 2 illustrates an assembly 30 in the form of a building surface 34, a photovoltaic or solar cell array 54 defined by a plurality of photovoltaic modules or solar cell modules 58 (only schematically shown in FIG. 2), and a plurality of mounting assemblies 70a, 70b. The building surface 34 is defined by interconnecting a plurality of panels 38. Although the panels 38 may be formed from any appropriate material or combination of materials, typically they are in the form of metal panels 38. In any case, each adjacent pair of panels 38 is interconnected in a manner so as to define a standing seam 42 (only schematically shown in FIG. 2). A base 46 is disposed between the opposing edges of each panel 38 (e.g., FIG. 3). The entirety of the base 46 may be flat or planar. However, one or more small structures may be formed / shaped into the base 46 of one or more panels 38 of the building surface 34 to address oil canning. These structures are commonly referred to as crests, minor rib...

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A mounting bracket (320) for trapezoidal rib profiles is disclosed. This mounting bracket (320) includes an upper section (330) and a lower section (350). A first leg (352a) in a second leg (352b) extend from a lower portion of the upper section (330) in diverging relation to one another. Each of these legs (352a, 352b) is deflectable through a certain range of motion to accommodate installation of the mounting bracket (320) on a variety of different trapezoidal rib profiles.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 368,831, entitled “TRAPEZOIDAL RIB MOUNTING BRACKET WITH FLEXIBLE LEGS,” filed on Jul. 29, 2016, and the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to installing structures on a building surface and, more particularly, to a mounting bracket for use with trapezoidal rib panels.BACKGROUND[0003]Metal panels are being increasingly used to define building surfaces such as roofs and sidewalls. One type of metal panel is a standing seam panel, where the edges of adjacent standing seam panels of the building surface are interconnected in a manner that defines a standing seam. Standing seam panels are expensive compared to other metal panels, and building surfaces defined by metal panels may be more costly than other types of building surface constructions.[...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F24J2/52
CPCF24J2/5245F24J2/5258F24S25/615F24S2025/018F24S2025/021F24S25/60Y02B10/20Y02E10/47F24S25/61F24S25/636Y02B10/10Y02E10/50
Inventor HADDOCK, DUSTIN M.M.HADDOCK, ROBERT M.M.HOLLEY, NIKOLAUS J.
Owner RMH TECH LLC
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